Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 4:5-7

5Declareהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye in Judahבִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063,and publishהַשְׁמִ֔יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and sayוְאִמְר֕וּve.'im.RuH559,Blowתִּקְע֥וּv.tik.'uH8628ye the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776:cryקִרְא֤וּkir.'UH7121,gather togetherמַלְאוּ֙mal.'UH4390,and sayוְאִמְר֔וּve.'im.RuH559,Assembleהֵאָסְפ֥וּhe.'a.se.FuH622yourselves, and let us goוְנָב֖וֹאָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935into the defencedהַמִּבְצָֽר׃ha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892.

6Set upשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375the standardנֵ֣סnesH5251toward Zionצִיּ֔וֹנָהtzi.Yo.nahH6726:retireהָעִ֖יזוּha.'I.zuH5756,stayתַּעֲמֹ֑דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975not: for I will bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451from the northמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,and a greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419destructionוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667.

7The lionאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738is come upעָלָ֤ה'a.LahH5927from his thicketמִֽסֻּבְּכ֔וֹmi.su.be.KhoH5441,and the destroyerוּמַשְׁחִ֣יתu.mash.ChitH7843of the Gentilesגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471is on his wayנָסַ֖עna.Sa'H5265;he is gone forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318from his placeמִמְּקֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725to makeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760thy landאַרְצֵךְ֙'ar.tzeKhH776desolateלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047; andthy citiesעָרַ֥יִךְ'a.Ra.yikhH5892shall be laid wasteתִּצֶּ֖ינָהti.Tzei.nahH5327,without an inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

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